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Released
1999 · FILM

The Adopted Son

Directed by
Runtime
81 min
Language
KY
Drama

Synopsis

In a remote Kyrgyz village, Beshkempir, an infant foundling, is taken in by five older women and later adopted by a couple unable to bear children of their own. Fast forward to his early teenage years, a pubescent Beshkempir is faced with all the problems of crushing on girls and courtship, reconciling with friends and dealing with death in the family. Above all he questions his place in the world as an adoptee.

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Principal cast & crew: 20

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Tilek MambetovaShot by Khasan KydyraliyevScored by Nurlan Nishanov

Also known as

  • El hijo adoptivoes
  • Le Fils adoptiffr

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